Vintage sewing #1

Thanks for your curiosity interest in my sewing from earlier days! Here we go! I should've saved this one for last, because it was by far my most crowning achievement... or at least the one I spent the most hours on. And one I said I'd never do again, because of those same hours!! (Whew! I still can't believe I did it!) But it was the easiest one to get at, still hanging in Grandpa's closet. (Why is it that men's closets have so much more room than women's? Not fair! Ha!) So I grabbed it first, dusted it off (literally) and took pics. I wasn't about to iron it, so you'll have to forgive its saggy look. And being a dark color, it didn't photograph well, so you'll also have to forgive lousy photos. But here it is.....

It's a 3-piece suit I made for Grandpa... many years ago.

It's a lovely wool fabric.

Everything is fully lined.

It has many pockets. Here's an outside one on the jacket:

And an inside one:

There were many welts to make. Here's one on the pants back:

And the inside of that pants pocket:

It was a big job! I wish I'd kept track of the hours I spent on it! I was lucky in that Grandpa wasn't hard to fit. I know I had to lengthen the sleeve pattern piece, and possibly the pants one, but other than that, I think the pattern fit him very well.

I examined the sewing... it was pretty impressive, if I may say so myself. I still feel amazed at having done that!